Stanley J Friedman
Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Granite
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1990s American Post-Modern Books
Paper, Plastic
People Also Browsed
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...
Onyx, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches
Fabric, Velvet, Lacquer, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Linen, Walnut
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass
2010s German Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic
2010s British Lounge Chairs
Sheepskin, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass
Vintage 1980s Italian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs
Steel, Chrome
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
20th Century American Art Deco Console Tables
Brass
Vintage 1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Vintage 1980s Art Deco Furniture
Brass
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Recent Sales
Late 20th Century American Modern Chairs
Late 20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Late 20th Century Dining Room Tables
1990s American Modern Sofas
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1970s American Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ash
Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Travertine, Steel
Stanley J Friedman For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Stanley J Friedman?
Brueton for sale on 1stDibs
Initially known as Spanish Metal Arts — a supplier of fencing for stately homes on Long Island — the principals at New York furniture manufacturer Brueton were artistically minded from the start, ensuring that their furniture company would become a major player in the world of stylish, modern stainless steel-based design. The company’s sculptural glass-topped dining tables and vintage mid-century modern chrome-framed armchairs are welcome additions to any contemporary interior.
Brueton got its start with the Manufacturers Hanover Trust building in Manhattan. When award-winning architect Gordon Bunshaft of engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) was designing what would become a modernist marvel in the 1950s — a structure that traded sleek glass facades for the stone columns typically associated with banks — SOM worked with Spanish Metal Arts’s Bruno Saudino and Tony Vitale to furnish the property.
For Bruno and Tony, it marked the start of the aptly named Brueton — the pair produced understated side tables and seating made of glass and aluminum for SOM’s project. Revolutionary for its time, instead of traditional narrow windows, the Manufacturers Hanover Trust building was practically transparent — allowing passers-by to see the vault from the outside. (Celebrated photographer Ezra Stoller, who chronicled iconic New York buildings like Mies van der Rohe’s Seagram Building and the soaring silhouette of Eero Saarinen’s TWA Terminal, shot the building in 1954.)
Much like the material associated with so many of its offerings, Brueton built a reputation of being a strong, dependable and polished manufacturer. The brand worked with designers such as J. Wade Beam, who created cylindrical tables of polished chrome and exquisite marble mirrors during the 1970s, as well as Massimo and Lella Vignelli, a pair of innovative polymaths who left a profound mark on design and wider visual culture.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Brueton case pieces and storage cabinets, tables and seating on 1stDibs.